Kathleen Curtis Wilson

Kathleen Curtis Wilson is the author of five books: Textile Art from Southern Appalachia: The Quiet Work of Women; Uplifting the SouthMary Mildred Sullivan's Legacy for Appalachia; Irish People, Irish Linen; Dancing at the Warm Springs Hotel; and Adventurous Max Flax, an educational children's book. She compiled a history of The Southern Industrial Educational Association, 19051926, a digital resource at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia.Wilson established and operated Old Abingdon Weavers from 19831993. She served as Craft Section editor of the Encyclopedia of Appalachia and curated a multivenue international textile exhibition. She was an honorary fellow at University of Ulster, Northern Ireland and Virginia Humanities, Charlottesville, Virginia. Wilson has given scores of public speeches and lectures at professional conferences in the United States and abroad on Appalachian craft history.Born in Michigan, Wilson studied weaving at Cranbrook Schools. She lives in Blacksburg, Virginia.